Overview

• President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan oversaw delivery of an initial 47-vehicle package valued at $460 million, including air-defense, radar and electronic-warfare systems.
• The Oğulbey Technology Base, billed as Turkey’s largest single defense investment and envisioned as Europe’s biggest integrated air-defense facility, is slated to begin operations around mid‑2026.
• Aselsan said the rollout includes long‑range Siper, medium‑range Hisar and very short‑range Korkut systems, plus ALP surveillance radars and PUHU communications and EW suites.
• The Steel Dome links land and sea platforms into a multi-layer network with AI‑assisted tracking and directed‑energy counter‑drone tools, designed to defeat drones, missiles and crewed aircraft.
• Aselsan’s CEO said components are NATO‑compatible and noted foreign interest from Gulf states and Eastern Europe, while analysts highlight integration challenges and the absence of a declared full‑operational date.